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Although born in Hope, William Jefferson Clinton, our nation's 42nd president, spent his childhood and youth in Hot Springs, attending elementary, junior and senior high school here. His mother was a noted health-care professional in the area and his stepfather still resides in Hot Springs. The Clinton Presidential Retreat is planned to open on Lake Hamilton in 2005, and is associated with the Clinton presidential center and park that opened in 2004 in Little Rock.

Here is a list of some local landmarks and places associated with President Clinton's time in the Spa City:

 

Early Boyhood Home

1011 Park Avenue

The family resided in the home from 1954-1961. Clinton was 8 when they moved in.

 

Later Boyhood Home

213 Scully Street

The Clinton family resided here until 1964.

 

Elementary School

Ramble Elementary, located at Ramble and Ramble Terrace (off Park Avenue)

Now the location of First Apostolic Church; the remaining red brick auditorium was part of original school.

 

Junior & Senior High Schools

215 Oak Street

The building served as Hot Springs High School until 1967. The junior high occupied the adjacent building.

 

High School Proms

Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa's Crystal Ball Room, Central at Fountain

Clinton attended both his junior and senior proms here.

 

Senior Banquet

Roundtable Restaurant (now Trumpets), 217 Park Avenue

Clinton's senior banquet was held here.

 

Church

Park Place Baptist Church, 721 Park Avenue

Clinton was baptized here.

 

Hangouts

  • The Polar Bar (now Bailey's Dairy Treat) at 510 Park Avenue.
  • The "Y" at 500 Quapaw Avenue for weekend dances for local high schoolers.
  • West Mountain - the sheltered overlook vista
  • Cook's Ice Cream (now Gene Lockwood's SportsMart) at 314 Albert Pike
  • McClard's Bar-B-Que at 505 Albert Pike Road. (This is still one of his favorite stops, and reportedly one of his favorite estaurants in the world.)
  • Central Bowling Lanes at 3917 Central Avenue
  • The Malco movie theater at 817 Central Avenue
  • Masonic Temple at 311 West Grand - Clinton served as Master Counselor of the DeMolays, who met at the temple, while high school.
 

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